English Dictionary

LOTTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lotto mean? 

LOTTO (noun)
  The noun LOTTO has 1 sense:

1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cardsplay

  Familiarity information: LOTTO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOTTO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

beano; bingo; keno; lotto

Hypernyms ("lotto" is a kind of...):

board game (a game played on a specially designed board)


 Context examples 


You might want to buy a charity raffle ticket or scratch-off lotto ticket (and if you do, scratch it off on December 15).

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Don’t buy lotto tickets, though—the money I see for you will come to you as earned income.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Try buying a number of charity raffle tickets or two or three scratch-off lotto tickets that weekend, March 7-8.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

It is worth buying a raffle ticket or two or a few scratch-off lotto tickets—and scratch them on December 15, 25, and 27.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Again, I think you should invest in a few scratch-off lotto or charity raffle tickets.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The coming solar eclipse on December 25 will be so powerful and magnificent for your financial life, I think you should invest in a few scratch-off lotto or charity raffle tickets.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you want to buy a charity raffle ticket or scratch-off lotto ticket (so you can control the date you find out if you won, namely, December 15), don’t buy dozens of tickets.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You will have the ability to bring in new business if you are in sales or self-employed. (Don’t buy lotto tickets or gamble, though—this house does not rule prize winnings.)

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This could be a day you will win a charity raffle or scratch-off lotto game, so why not give it a try?

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The kind of funds that will be accented will be your earned income. (Don’t buy lotto tickets—that’s covered by a different part of the horoscope.) It seems a confidential talk or interview you had earlier this month will now lead to this good news about your rising income.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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